Methodist missionary, Miss Clara Martin, served more than 20 years in Penang in the early days of the last century. In this letter published in the WFMS Quarterly Review, she recounts some of her experiences in a 10-day evangelistic trip to share the Gospel with the Chinese women and their families in Kulim, a town […]
‘The seed takes time to bear fruit. True evaluation of the planting of the seed has to wait till the fruit is seen. Instant evaluation of sermons is based on a childish notion of how the Word works.’ AT A recent conference where several speakers preached, there was a time for evaluation at the end. […]
NASHVILLE (Tennessee) – The new US Religious Landscape Survey, conducted by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, offers a picture of early 21st-century American religious attitudes that is not surprising, at least to those of us who track religious life along Main Street USA. The survey results suggest that a growing proportion of Americans […]
THE Asian Methodist Council (AMC) will be developing programmes in the coming years to enhance its mission in three areas.
And it fills the gaps From Mission to Church: The Evolution of The Methodist Church in Singapore and Malaysia: 1885-1976 Author: Earnest Lau Publisher: Armour Publishing Pte Ltd 320 pages, $25 DO YOU know when the name “The Methodist Church” was adopted? Have you heard of SMAC? When a church archivist, church leader […]
UNTIL 1988, the fastest man who ever lived was Ben Johnson, a broad-shouldered Canadian sprinter. In the Seoul Olympics of 1988, he ran the fastest 100 metres in history, clocking 9.79m seconds. But do not look for his name in the record books because he was disqualified. Not because he was not fast. Not because […]
PART 11: THE SOCIAL SERVICES MINISTRY OF THE METHODIST WELFARE SERVICES The newly restructured Agape Methodist Hospice engaged Ms Moira Tan as its first homecare nurse supervisor last year. ‘MADAM Leong (not her real name), lives with her fourth daughter in a one-room rental flat. When I read the referral form from the […]
‘In exhorting His disciples to “hate” their families, Jesus is simply urging them to love God more than anyone and anything.’ What did Jesus mean that those who do not hate their parents, wife, children and siblings cannot be his disciples? (Luke 14:26). THERE are at least two reasons why many Christians would find the statement […]
A roaring applause to a musical performance at the amphitheatre. It marks another milestone in history of college THE ACJC Faith Centre for Performing Arts (CPA) was officially unveiled on May 23, 2008, which marks yet another milestone in the history of the college. The CPA is the culmination of the hopes and dreams of […]
Fellowship of Indian Denominational Churches 2nd General Assembly THE second General Assembly of the Fellowship of Indian Denominational Churches (FIDC) was held in Malacca from May 9 to 12, 2008. The theme was “One Heart, One Voice.” The FIDC aims to find ways to work together in Christian unity in ministry and mission, to share […]
